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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 942 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Clean, gentle, dry): Palette – mixing; water pot – rinsing; easel – holding the board; masking tape – holding paper flat; sponge – dabbing textures. Round brush – fine lines and details; flat brush – wide, straight strokes. Good care: rinse, wash with mild soap, reshape, dry bristles up. Bad: leaving it in water, dried paint, scrubbing, standing on its bristles.

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  1. 1.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
  3. 3.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
  5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) water pot
  6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) easel
  7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  9. 9.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
  16. 16.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
  19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  20. 20.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  22. 22.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
  25. 25.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  26. 26.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
  29. 29.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  30. 30.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
  32. 32.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
  33. 33.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  36. 36.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. good brush care
  2. letting paint dry on it
  3. False
  4. a wide flat brush
  5. round brush
  6. palette
  7. fine lines and details
  8. reshaping the tip
  9. True
  10. False
  11. True
  12. rinsing between colours
  13. leaving it in water
  14. drying bristles up
  15. leaving it in water
  16. True
  17. washing with mild soap
  18. water and mild soap
  19. a small round brush
  20. holding a board upright
  21. drying bristles up
  22. bad for the brush
  23. wide, straight strokes
  24. water pot
  25. good brush care
  26. bristles up or flat
  27. scrubbing hard on paper
  28. rinsing between colours
  29. bad for the brush
  30. good brush care
  31. standing on its bristles
  32. rinsing brushes
  33. False
  34. True
  35. standing on its bristles
  36. bad for the brush
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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